The "Lindy Hop". Whitey's Lindy Hoppers [1935/6]. Drawn from the top Savoy Ballroom dancers as a professional performance troupe with Frankie "Musclehead" Manning becoming the main choreographer, and serving as artistic director to Whitey's business management role, Whitey's Lindy Hoppers became was the most famous performance Lindy Hop team in the world.